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From: duncan@dduck.ctt.bellcore.com (Scott Duncan)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Development vs Engineering
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Date: 10 Oct 90 12:10:33 GMT
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Reply-To: duncan@ctt.bellcore.com (Scott Duncan)
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I am running the CASE'90 session "The Effect of CASE on Software Engineering"
and would like some discussion/feedback on the following issue since I think
it bears on the discussion which will take place in this session.

	What methods, tools, practices do you feel must/should be
	employed in the creation of software for the process of
	creation to be called software _engineering_ as opposed
	to software _development_?  That is, are their activities
	or technologies that you feel, if lacking, would prevent
	you from considering development activity (even very
	conscientiously carried out otherwise) to deserve the
	label _engineering_?

I believe this is relevant to my session because, if CASE it taken to mean
"computer aided/assisted/automated software _engineering_," then I would like
to know what essential elements such computer support should contain.  I am
aware of various books/articles on the subject -- though mention of people's
favorites would be fine.  What I am looking for is your immediate reaction to
this question, i.e., from your own experience/practice, what comes to mind as
essential?

Email would be appreciated (which I would summarize and post) only to avoid
too much influence among one another at the very outset.  I am trying to get
the reaction of practitioners first, then, after posting a summary, see what
sort of consensus would occur when the collective responses are presented be-
fore everyone.

This is a bit like how I'll be running the session, and I wanted to "trial" it
here. I also, of course, want people's opinions, but I am also interested in
seeing what kind of agreement might exist, before group discussion on the
subject occurs.

Thanks...

Speaking only for myself, of course, I am...
Scott P. Duncan (duncan@ctt.bellcore.com OR ...!bellcore!ctt!duncan)
                (Bellcore, 444 Hoes Lane  RRC 1H-210, Piscataway, NJ  08854)
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